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(forgive any errors in transcription) Manic Street Preachers Askew Road (b-side) Askew Road With charm of napalm A second home With love for you all Askew Road With bullet proof vows Always facing hostility and doubts You make your beds boys And clear your heads boys Leave your life behind Reclaim it when you can Like a deep loss Already restored Humane & deeply flawed Askew Road With cigarette burns A second home With love for you all Askew Road With bullet proof vows Always facing hostility and doubts You make your beds boys And clear your heads boys Leave your life behind Reclaim it when you can Like a deep loss Already restored Humane & deeply flawed Richey: Most bands have got no respect for us at all which is fine because we didn't form a band to get respect from other musicians you know, that was never an important criteria to us. It's just tragic I think. Askew Road a place in my heart Forever hoping we'll all make our way back The Manics haven't given any interviews stating these next two songs are about Richey but I think it's obvious especially for the emotion in James voice. Antarctic is almost an open letter to Richey. So if you're an old fan who long since wrote off the Manics and you've never heard these you must track them down. The remaining Manics are going through the same pain as you and these songs express it better than any press article ever could. They come from the heart. Antarctic (Japanese Bonus Track from Lifeblood) And the scars you wore are just mirrors for ourselves Disfigured like a landscape through the heart of our lives As our bodies fall apart Left to the dust and bones All we have is the fear we'll never carry you home So hold all the reflections Baby it won't hurt much Where did the feeling go It feels like the antarctic You've made me see the stars Holding onto mystery Where the world has lost I long for such a (breeze?) As our bodies fall apart Left to the dust and bones All we have is the fear We'll never carry you home So hold all the reflections Baby it won't hurt much Where did the feeling go It feels like the antarctic Oh where did the feeling go So hold all the reflections Baby it won't hurt much Where did the feeling go It feels like the antarctic The Soulmates (Japanese Bonus Track from Lifeblood) The Soulmates They last the distance They make promises They feel like misfits The Soulmates They need eachother They're faithful warriors They want for nothing The grafitti You left on me Means every part is still bleeding No souvenirs No symphonies No dead feelings The Soulmates The Soulmates They take their place They slip away They're running safe Oh the grafitti You left on me Means every part is still bleeding Oh no souvenirs No symphonies No dead feelings The Soulmates |